Legal Opinion
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers v. Postal Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 5, 2015No. 14-1009, 14-1010PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MILLETT.
MILLETT, Circuit Judge:
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” 1 But a bad economy might. Or so the Postal Service worried when the recent recession caused mail volumes — and thus Postal Service income — to plummet precipitously. Citing exigent economic circumstances, the Postal Service sought a 4.3% rate increase from the Postal Regulatory Commission.
The Commission agreed that the recession that started in 2008 was an “extraordinary or exceptional…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. McBrideSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- City of Los Angeles v. United States Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- United States Postal Service v. Postal Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
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3Cited by6 opinions
- National Postal Policy Council v. PRCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2021
- United Parcel Serv., Inc. v. Postal Regulatory Comm'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- United Parcel Service, Inc. v. PRCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
- United States Postal Service v. Postal Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
- Easom v. US Well Services, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2021
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